Personhood laws, says Grace Howard have been used to punish pregnant women deemed to have endangered or harmed their own pregnancies:

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How Pregnancy is Policed: Your Questions Answered - Bolts

An expert on the criminalization of pregnancy responds to questions from Bolts readers on its long history, landmark cases, and new surveillance re...

The odds of being released on parole in Virginia have gone from slim to nearly impossible in recent years under new GOP leadership: In March, the parole board approved just 2 out of 117 cases.

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Under Glenn Youngkin, Parole in Virginia Has Nearly Vanished - Bolts

“What’s the point of having a second chance available when you’re not willing to give it?”

A fight over a prison closure in California in 2022 offered a window into the challenges of reducing incarceration when local economies are so tied with keeping the status quo, but it also offered glimpses of different possible futures.

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A Future for Susanville - Bolts

This article was produced as a collaboration between Bolts and Inquest. If you drive into Susanville, California from the southwest, one of the f...